USGS reports rare 'mine collapse' seismic event in Tuscaloosa County

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has identified an unusual seismic event in west Alabama, ...
FOX31 Denver

Mine collapse in eastern Congo leaves 200 dead, authorities say. But rebels dispute the number

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A mine collapse at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo left at least 200 dead, according to Congolese authorities, a number disputed by the rebel group that controls the ...
Al Jazeera

‘It helps us survive’: Poverty forces children into mine work in DR Congo

Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.

Mine collapse in Central African Republic kills 8

An artisanal mine collapsed in the Central African Republic on Thursday morning, killing eight people, according to miners who are at the scene. The collapse, which also injured five other people, ...